Physiochemical Properties Flashcards
What must an “ideal” oral drug be?
Dissolve
Survive in 1.5-8.0 pH range
Survive intestinal bacteria
Cross membranes
Survive liver metabolism
Avoid active transport to bile
Avoid excretion by kidneys
Partition into target organ
Avoid partition to undesired places
What is a physiochemical property?
A parameter that can be derived from physical + chemical characteristics of a molecule
What are the physiochemical properties?
Solubility
Stability
Solid-state properties
Partition coefficient
Ionisation constant
What is Lipinski’s rule of 5?
No more than 5 H bonds
No more than 10 H bond donors
Mr <500
LogP <5
What is lipophilicity?
Ability of chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids + non-polar solvents
What does lipophilicity determine?
ADMET
What does it mean if logP is high?
High lipophilicity
How do you determine logP using shake flask method?
Look at distribution between octanol + H2O
Analyse drug conc by UV
How do you determine logP using chromatography?
Microtiter plate format
Compound detection by MS
Retention time linked to partition coefficient
Limited by compound properties - eg. purity
What is clogP?
Calculated logP
What happens to binding as logP increases?
Increases
What happens to aqueous solubility as logP increases?
Decreases
What happens to absorption through membrane as logP increases?
Increases
What is the substituent hydrophobicity constant?
Measure of substituent’s hydrophobicity relative to H
What does positive values of the substituent hydrophobicity constant indicate?
More hydrophobic (lipophilic) than H
What does negative values of the substituent hydrophobicity constant indicate?
Less hydrophobic than H
How is it possible to calculate logP (clogP) from substituent hydrophobicity constant?
LogP + value + value
What do you use when comparing neutral molecules?
logP